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The new global messaging standard ISO 20022 provides a unified language for electronic data interchange between financial institutions. It is intended to result in increased transparency, speed and inoperability. It will also provide valuable enriched data to enhance financial crime compliance efforts. For those institutions yet to adopt the new standard, preparing for migration and dealing with…
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By Bernadine Reese and Jackie Sanz
Regulators and many other stakeholders are intently focused on how financial institutions address environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters. Within financial institutions, boards of directors, executive management and much of the C-suite are weighing in on the ESG strategy and approach. Chief compliance officers (CCOs), though, have been remarkedly…
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As costs for risk functions continue to increase, it is crucial to both reduce manual tasks and innovate processes through technological tools as well as an expanded skillset.
In this episode of Protiviti’s Powerful Insight’s “Future of Compliance” podcast series, Protiviti Risk and Compliance Managing Director, Vicki Alexander speaks with Nishant Desai, the Chief Compliance Officer of…
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How resilient is our organisation? How do we track our organisation’s change in resilience? Those are two of the most common questions posed by boards on the topic of resilience. The proper responses to these seemingly abstract questions require a firm understanding of the organisation’s ability to recover important services and functions, as well as the ability to benchmark resilience, either on…
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Key issues being discussed in the boardroom and C-suiteThe range of uncertainties facing business leaders around the globe in 2021 is overwhelming.Challenges triggered by a rare airborne virus creating a global pandemic continue unfold, combined with numerous other risk issues, such as growing social unrest and polarisation, and ever-present challenges ranging from new technologies and…
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TMT executives were asked to identify the biggest threats they anticipate over the next 12 months and a decade ahead. Many of the risks cited correlate in many ways and can be categorised under two broad themes: foundational risks, which are essentially challenges that leaders must address to keep their business thriving, and risks that are essential for continued growth and expansion.
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The Consumer Products and Services industry group faces a long list of headwinds heading into 2024. Inflationary pressure, workforce attrition with talent gaps and protecting customers’ data are top on the list of major concerns weighing on the minds of senior executives in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) and retail industry group.
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As we consider the compliance challenges that will be top of mind for financial institution compliance officers in 2022, one thing is very clear: More and more often, they are being expected to play a significant role in managing risks that extend beyond what we have traditionally considered the purview of compliance. Coupling this reality with ongoing innovation, both in the industry and in…
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Your monthly compliance news roundup
Protecting Institutions Against PPP Fraud
On September 10, 2020, Brian Rabbitt, acting assistant attorney general in the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), provided a status update on the department’s efforts to combat Paycheck Protection Programme (PPP) fraud. According to Rabbitt, the DOJ has filed charges against 57 individuals for fraudulently…
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Your monthly compliance news roundup
FinCEN: BSA Reporting Obligations Remain Crucial During COVID-19 as Fraud Trends Rise
The first case of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United States was confirmed on January 20, 2020, two months after the first known cases are believed to have originated in China. While the world turned its attention to the virus and finding effective treatment…
